News - The Middlebury Campus

Young Alumni Leader Nostalgic About Middlebury Days The View From the Outside is Not One of Dining Complaints, but Rather Envy of Student Lifestyle. A Middlebury Alumnus Puts Things in Perspective

By Middlebury Campus | September 17, 2002

Author: [no author name found] What an outstanding weekend. Usually I grocery shop and do laundry, but last weekend I attended Middlebury's Alumni Leadership Conference. The fact is I'm an alumnus from the class of 1999; I'm not sure about leadership, though. Coupling an invitation to Middlebury with ...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

September 17, 2002

Author: [no author name found] To the Editor: I recently received a mailing from Middlebury College asking, on its cover, whether I am "e-conscious." This apparent effort at environmental activism on the part of the College pleased me immensely. That is, until I opened the letter. Inside, to my surprise, ...

Student Speaks Out Against Ross Commons New Dining Experience Prompts Frustration, Anger Among Some Students

By Middlebury Campus | September 17, 2002

Author: [no author name found] "Middlebury prides itself on the quality of the food it serves … The food service staff stay abreast of current culinary trends, and as a result, students enjoy healthy, delicious fare such as grilled meats, freshly tossed pastas, and a constant, varied supply of vegetarian ...

EDITORIAL Stepping Away from Scandal

By Middlebury Campus | September 17, 2002

Author: [no author name found] Stepping Away from ScandalA number of highly-publicized episodes this summer revealed that throughout much of the 1990s the net of corporate malfeasance was cast far and wide. From GE's Jack Welch to Adelphia's John Rigas, chiefs of some of America's biggest businesses ...

Lines of Unsurprising Consequence

By Middlebury Campus | September 17, 2002

Author: [no author name found] There are numerous rites associated with the beginning of each fall semester. Leaves turn and fall to the ground; campus libraries buzz anew with the sounds of tapping keys and the shuffle of books against study carrels; and students wait in long lines at the College's ...

Shelving Workers' Rights in the War on Terror

By Middlebury Campus | September 12, 2002

Author: Cori Loew In the early morning hours of July 28, a miracle occurred as rescuers pulled the "Quecreek Nine"— coal miners trapped in a flooded shaft 240 feet underground — to safety after their 77-hour ordeal. Addressing the miners, their families and the rescue workers the following week, ...

Editorial Understanding Normalcy in a Time of Crisis

By Middlebury Campus | September 12, 2002

Author: [no author name found] One year after the September attacks, Americans, for the most part, have restored normalcy in their lives. On the one hand, this return to normalcy is comforting: it indicates the resiliency of the American spirit, a spirit that was touted heavily by public figures in ...

College Confronts Student Summer Workers Over Language Pledge Language School administration seeks to reinforce language pledge to include English-speaking student summer workers. Workers believe this is a breach of their rights as Middlebury students

By Middlebury Campus | September 12, 2002

Author: [no author name found] Summer Workers Demand Respect from Language SchoolsVinay Jawahar '03The slogan "No English Spoken Here," the Language Schools' pride and joy and raison d'etre, is a noble and praiseworthy ideal to aspire to. The Language Schools administration must be commended on its ...